Stenotype copy holder



July 21, 1936- H. J. GREENE. sR.. ET AL- 2,048,259

STENOTYPE COPY HOLDER Filed Oct. 3, 1955 Jfla ATTORNEY Patented July 21, 1936 PATENT OFFICE STENOTYPE COPY HOLDER Harry J. Greene, Sr., Harry I. Greene, Jr., an Robert A. Greene, Tonganoxie, Kans.

Application October s, 1935, Serial No. 43,346

13 Claims.

Our invention relates to improvements in stenotype copy holders. It relates particularly to the type of copy holders of the kind described in which the copy is on a strip arranged in zigzag folds and is fed lengthwise from a pile fold by fold to a display position in which one side of the strip may be observed following which the strip is deposited in folds in another pile.

The object of our invention is to provide a novel copy holder of the kind described which is simple,

cheap, strong, durable, and not likely to get out of order, which iseasily and quickly operated,

and eflicient in operation, and which may be folded into compact form when not in use. The novel features of our invention are hereinafter fully described and claimed.

In the accompanying drawing, which illustrates the preferred embodiment of our invention. Fig. 1 is a longitudinal sectional view on the line l-l of Fig. 2, showing the copy holder, partly broken away, in its operative position. Fig. 2 isa plan view of the same.

Fig; 3 is an enlarged vertical sectional view of the revoluble strip engaging member partly 5 broken away, in the display position and lockingly'enga'ge'd with the rack. V

Fig. 4 is a. view similarto Fig.3, showing the rack disposed in the elevated position and out of locked engagement with the strip engaging mem- 3 ber.

Fig. 5.is aside elevation of the rack looking at the side opposite to that shown in Figs. 3 and 4.

, Fig. 6 is an enlarged section on the line 6-5 of Fig. 3.

35 Fig. 7 is'an enlarged elevation of the pinion and Fig. 9 is a reduced side elevation of the case shown partly closed.

Fig. 10 is a perspective view of the revoluble 45 strip engaging member and the pinion and pawl' carried thereby.

'Fig'.'11 is an enlarged section on the line ll-ll of Fig. 1.

Similar characters of reference designatesiini 1 50 lar parts in the different views.

The holder is provided with" a case comprising two box like members I and 2, which are hinged" at their adjacent ends to a. central member 3,

so as to be adapted to be folded with the member I 55 l in thememberf, as "shown Fastened to the upper, side of the case member 3 is the transverse portion A of a U-shaped standard having upright arms 5 and 6 which serve as a support for a horizontal transverse shaft 1 rotatable in the arms 5 and 6 adjacent to their 5' upper ends, and being a part of a rectangular frame which includes two side bars 8 and 9 fastened to and revoluble with the shaft 1, and two transverse end rods i0 and H mounted in the side bars 8 and 9 respectively adjacent to the 10 ends thereof, Fig. 10.

The rectangular frame just described constitutes a revoluble member for feeding lengthwise and displaying in position for reading one side of a stenotype copy strip l2, which is arranged in a 5 pile l3 of zigzag folds in the box member I The strip engaging member is revolved in the direction indicated by the arrow in Fig. 1, and in so revolving, the copy strip i2 is alternately engaged by the end rods I0 and H at the bends of 20 the folds of the strip and the folds are consecutively lifted from the pile 13 to a display position. as shown at the right of the standard arms 5 and 6 in Figs. 1 and 2, in which display position the copy on the outer side of the strip may be read.

As shown in Fig. 1, the rod ll) of the strip engaging member is supporting the copy strip l2 at the bend of a fold. On the continued revolution of the member in the direction indicated by the arrow in Fig. 1, the rod ill will deposit the fold engaged by the rod on the pile of folds M in the case member 2, at the side of the axis 1 of the revolving strip engaging member opposite the side of the axis in which is disposed the pile I3.

The continued revolution of the strip engaging member will cause the rod 1 l to engage the strip I 2 'at'the next succeeding bend in the strip, thus lifting the next foldto the display position and feeding the strip l2 lengthwise to the left, as 40 viewed in Figs. 1 and 2.

For intermittently revolving the strip engaging member, there is provided a pinion l5 which is revoluble on the shaft 1 at the outer side of the bar 9. Meshing with the pinion I5 are rack teeth I6 of a. rack comprising an upright bar I! having two longitudinal slots l8 through which extend respectively two pins l9 mounted on and extending horizontally inwardly from the arm 5 of the supporting standard, Figs. 3, 4, 5' and8.

' Th rack bar I! is vertically reciprocative on the pins l9, and, in so reciprocating, the teeth l6 alternately revolve the pinion 15 in opposite directions. When the rack bar I! is moved upwardly the pinion I5 is revolved counter clockwise, as

viewed in Figs. 3 and 4, and when the rack bar moves downwardly the pinion revolves clockwise, as so viewed.

To cause the pinion l5 to revolve the strip engaging member in the direction indicated by the arrow in Fig. l, and in the direction indicated by v the arrows in Figs. 3 and 4, a pawl 20 is pivoted on the outer side of the bar 9 and is held engaged with the pinion l5 bya spring}! mounted on a pin 22 on the barS. I

The pawl 20 is so engaged with the pinion l5 that when the latter is revolved counter clock-.

wise, as viewed in Fig. 3, by the upward m0ve ment of the rack H, the pinion will run freelym- When the rack I'I lowers so as torevolve the pinion I5 clockwise, as viewed in,Fi'g.;-3 ,.the pa 20 looks with the pinion and causes the revolution of the strip engaging member onecomplete rev olution in the direction indicated by the arrow and removably embraceson'e sideand upperedgeof the case member I, Figs. -1,- 2 and1l.-"-Upon' the operator depressingthe outerend o-rthe lever 23, the inner end of the-leverw'ill rise and 7 portion at the first foldupon thefrodj ill, thus will lift the rack bar- I1, thus "freelyrevolving the pinion l5,-without revolvi g tnestr p engag ing member; A vertical coil spring 26 having itsupper end fastened to-a pin 21 011 the rack' bar -l1,-*and having its lower--- end fastenedtothe arrn 5 of the standard moves the rack I! downwardly after;

theoperator releases the lever 23, thus revolving the pinion clockwise, as viewed in Fig. 4, and with it the strip engaging ofthe pawl 20.

To positively stop and lines in Fig. "1 and in-the position shown irf Fig.3, after the member has madea complete revolu l tion and fed. thestrip '12 lengthwise, asfhas been described; there is pro-vided in the"outer'side' of" the bar 9a projecting pin" 21; which when the member revolves to the display position, passes" over the upper edge 'ofbne longitudinalupright flange 28 of aflohanriel memberfZS; fastened" to the inner side of the rack 1 t1, and: strikes the opposite fiange 30 of I the channel member '12 9 The-strip engaging member is thus locked frorli further. forwardmovement. 1 When the'rac k l l is again lifted .by-thedepres'sionof the outer-fend of the lever 23, the channel menrber '29 ,will be lifted to the position shown-in Fig; ljin which position the pin-"21 Twill pass out of the channel and will be free ofengagement'withthe channelj member 29', thus permitting the strip engag ng:

member to Ice-revolved upon the lowering ofthe; rack IT by 'thes'pring26'. I

In'th e operation'of "the "devi e,'t h e 'cop'y st i' having-the stenotype copy 'OnLOnCTS l dB isffdis-f posed, as shown in "Figs; 1 and 2jfinl zigzag folds, l3 flatwise on the bottom ofjthefc'ase 'memb'er yll The strip I2 is then disposed with itsfbent placing the strip in the display or "reading Dosief tion with the copy side neXt the'joperatorgwhog is atthe right, as "viewed in Figs. 1 arid 2.

mem er i h 988W lock the strip engaging; member in the display position shown insolid After'copying the matter which is exposed to View, the operator depresses the adjacent end of the lever 23, thus lifting the rack H from the positionshown in Fig. 3 to that shown in Fig. 4. The rack bar l'l will revolve the pinion l5 counter clockwise, as viewed in Figs. 3 and 4, the pinion revolving freely under the pawl 20. The operator then releases the lever, upon which the coil spring 26 will-retract downwardly the rack l:1,l thusjrevolving the pinion l5 clockwise upon which the pawl 26 being lockingly engaged by r the pinion I5 will effect the rotation'of the strip engaging member in the direction indicatedby "theair-row 111m 1, and in the directionindicated by the arrow in Figs. 3 and 4. V r

; 'e'-.rod {ll will carry the strip l2 forwardly lengthwise and the rod II will engage the strip "lfatt'he'next bendthereof, and at the endof the revolution of the strip engaging member, when'tlie flange 30 engages the pin 2? and stops the turning of the member, the two portions of th 'fold-"wh-iohds in the'lifted position at the leftof the standardwill have been deposited on the V pile M, and the twoiportions of the fold which; isatxthe' right of the' standard will be in the 'lifted positi0n at the left.

Atth'e end'of the revolution, the two portion's of the next fold-on thepile l3 will be lifted to the display position-at the right of'the standard,

as viewed in Fig. 1,: and a cycle will have been 3Q;

competed-.1

" Thus'byfsuccessively depressing the lever 23,

the strip engaging member will be intermittently V revolveda'revolution at a timeuntil the entire strip' lihas been displayed-at one side and trans ferred in foldsfatthe left ofthe standard inapile 14. The case may then be folded with the operatingparts the folded copystrip inside Byiutilizingi the'spring 2a o move the rack]? for revolving-the; trip" engaging member, the

latter will always be revolved at a'uniform; speed. Nariou's'modifications of our invention, within the s o eoftheappended claims, maybe made without departing'from the spirit of our invensenses, y holder f a, pile it is,;arranged in 'zigzagfolds, a

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in s aid'di ec finii latter from'the'pileto' a display position disposethem in another pile.

H I displayingonel f and "feeding lengthwise acopy strip from.

support, ndf'aimember rotatable and adapted for.

:olution in one direction on said supportandh 'ingmeans'by which, when revolvedv 7 tion, it will. engage the strip at the folds and; will consecutively lift the I and then eilb pe co y hold f d s ay one S1 of and feeding lengthwise a copystrip fronts-priein which it is arranged in zigzagxfolds,

asupport, and 'a'memberrQtatabIe and adapted for continued revolution in one direction on said support, and, when revolved in saiddirection,

gage the strip at' tlie bends of the folds and consecuti vely lift the latter from the pile to a, displa'y'position' andthen dispose them in another p la Y 'm'fai siiibtybieopy (holder for displaying one. side of and feeding lengthwise a'copy jstrip pilefin which it is arranged in zigzag folds,

port,.,an d when revolved in said direction;

having diametrically opposite'portions alternately 7 5 'liavingspa'ced, tapart'portions consecutively end'a member rotatable and adapted, ued'jlr jolution in one direction 'on' eng ge the strip a the bends of the folds and consecutively lift the latter fromthe pile to a display position and then dispose them in another pile.

4. In a stenotype copy holder for displaying one side of and feeding lengthwise a copy strip from a pile in which it is arranged in zigzag folds, a support, a member rotatable and adapted forcontinued revolution in one direction on said support, and having means by which, when revolved in said direction-it will engage the strip at the bends of the folds and will consecutively lift the latter from the pile to a display position sideof and feeding lengthwise a copy strip from *a pile in which it is arranged in zigzag folds, a

support, a member rotatable and adapted for continued revolution in one direction on said support, and, when revolved in said direction, having n diametrically opposite portions alternately engage the strip at the bends of the folds and consecutively lift the latter from the pile to a display position and then dispose them in another pile, and means for intermittently so revolving said member and for holding it between the revolving operations in the display position.

6. In a stenotype copy holder for displaying one side of and feeding lengthwise a copy strip from a pile in which it is arranged in zigzag folds, a support, a member rotatable and adapted for continued revolution in one direction on said support, and having means by which, when revolved in said direction, it will engage the strip at the bends of the folds and will consecutively lift the latter from the pile to a display position and then dispose them in another pile, means for intermittently so revolving said member from one display position to the next, and means releasable by said revolving means for locking said member in the display positions.

7. In a stenotype copy holder for displaying one side of and feeding lengthwise a copy strip from a pile in which it is arranged in zigzag folds, a support, a member rotatable and adapted for continued revolution in one direction on said support, and having means by which, when revolved in said direction, it will engage the strip at the bends of the folds and will consecutively lift the latter from the pile to a display position and then dispose them in another pile, a pinion revoluble around the axis of said member, a rack reciprocative on said support and meshing with and adapted to revolve said pinion in opposite directions, and a pawl mounted on and revoluble with said member and lockingly engaging said pinion when the latter is revolved in the first named direction, said pinion, when revolved in said direction by said rack, revolving through said pawl said member from one display position to the next.

8. In a stenotype copy holder for displaying one side of and feeding lengthwise a copy strip from a pile in which it is arranged in zigzag folds, a support, a member rotatable and adapted for continued revolution in one direction on said support, and having means by which, when revolved in said direction, it will engage said strip at the bends of the folds and will consecutively lift the latter from the pile to a display position and then dispose them in another pile, a pinion revoluble around the axis of said member, a rack reciprocative on said support and meshing with and adapted to revolve said pinion in opposite directions, a pawl mounted on and revoluble with said member and lockingly engaging said pinion when the latter is revolved in the first named direction, said pinion, when revolved in said direction by said rack, revolving through said pawl said member from one display position to the next, and means operative by said rack for locking said member in the display positions.

9. In a stenotype-copy holder for displaying one side of and feeding lengthwise a copy strip froma pile in which it is arranged in zigzag folds, a support, a member rotatable and adapted for continued revolution in one direction on said support, and having means by which, when revolved in said direction, it will engage the strip at the bends of the folds and will consecutively lift the latter from the pile to a display position and then dispose them in another pile, a pinion revoluble around the axis of said member, a rack reciprocative on said support and meshing with and adapted to revolve said pinion in opposite directions, a pawl mounted on and revoluble with said member and lockingly engaging said pinion when the latter is revolved inJthe first named direction, said pinion, when revolved in said direction by said rack, revolving through said pawl said member from one display position to the next, and means for reciprocating said rack.

10. In a stenotype copy holder for displaying 0 one side of and feeding lengthwise a copy strip from a pile in which it is arranged in zigzag folds, a support, a member rotatable and adapted for continued revolution in one direction on said support, and having means by which, when revolved in said direction, it will engage the strip at the bends of the folds and will consecutively lift the latter from said pile to a display position and then dispose them in another pile, a pinion revoluble around the axis of said member, a rack reciprocative on said support and meshing with and adapted to revolve said pinion in opposite directions, a pawl mounted on and revoluble with said member and lockingly engaging said pinion when the latter is revolved in the first named direction, said pinion, when revolved in said direction by said rack, revolving through said pawl said member from one display position to the next, manually operated means for moving said rack in one direction and means for automatically moving the rack in the opposite direction.

11. In a stenotype copy holder for displaying one side of and feeding lengthwise a copy strip from a, pile in which it is arranged in zigzag folds, a support, a member rotatable and adapted for continued revolution in one direction on said support, and having means by which when revolved in said direction, it will engage said strip at the bends of the folds and will consecutively lift the latter from the pile to a display position and then dispose them in another pile, a pinion revoluble around the axis of said member, a rack reciprocative on said support and meshing with and adapted to revolve said pinion in opposite directions, a pawl mounted on and revoluble with said member and lockingly engaging said pinion when the latter is revolved in the first named direction, said pinion, when revolved in said direction by said rack, revolving through said pawl said member from one display position to the next, means operative by said rack for locking said member in the display positions, and means for reciprocating said rack.

12. In a stenotype copy holder for displaying one side of and feeding lengthwise a copy-strip; from a pile in which it is arranged in zigzag folds, ,a support, a member rotatable and adapted for continued revolution in one direction on said support, and, when revolved in said direction, having diametrically opposite portions alternately engage the strip at the bends of the folds and consecutively lift the latter from the pile to a display position and then dispose them-in another pile, apinion revoluble around the axis of said member, a, rackreciprocative on said support and meshing with and adapted to revolve said pinion in opposite directions, a pawl mounted on and revoluble with said memberand lcckingly engaging said pinion when the latter-is revolved,

in the first named direction, said pinion, when revolved in said direction by said rack, revolving through said pawl said member from one display position to the next, means operative by said rack for locking said member in the display positions,

manually operated means for moving saidvrack in one direction, and means for automatically moving'the rack in the opposite direction.

13. In a stenotype copy holder fordisplaying one side of and feeding lengthwise a copy strip from a pile in which it is arranged in zigzag the opposite direction.

folds, a support, a member rotatable and adapted for continued revolution in one direction on said with saidmember and lockinglyzengaging said 7 pinion when the latter is revolved in the first named direction, said pinion, when revolvediin said direction by said rack, revolving through said 5 pawl said member from'one display positionto the next, means operative by said rack for locking said memberin. the display positions, manually operated means for moving said rack in a direc-v tion in which it will revolve said pinion in a Q direction such that it will not lockingly engage said pawl, and a spring for moving said rack, in

HARRY J. HARRY J. GREENE, JUNIOR., ROBERT A. GREENE. V

GREENE, Samoa. 

